IT QA Engineer II at YETI Coolers, LLC in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

At YETI, we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. When you work here, you'll have the opportunity to create exceptional, meaningful work and problem solve with innovative team members by your side. Together, you'll help our customers get the high-quality gear they need to make the most of their adventures. We are BUILT FOR THE WILD™.


YETI is rapidly transforming our foundational technologies in enterprise applications, consumer technologies, and data analytics. Are you passionate about working across multiple teams to build innovative technology systems? Do you thrive on turning ambiguity into clarity? Do you enjoy helping projects move from being an idea to becoming a valuable technical system? This role provides you with an opportunity to engage with many different Technology teams across YETI as we implement and operate best-in-class quality assurance and testing practices.


This role will impact the delivery quality of multiple large Information Technology initiatives. The QA Test Lead must be able to work cross-functionally communicate up and down within the Information Technology and Finance organizations, manage testing schedules, create test plans, cultivate precise test scripts, and coordinate execution of SIT and UAT efforts. The successful candidate will interface with our Information Technology teams and participate in continuous improvement of our methodologies. This position resides within the IT Program Management Office (PMO.).


Responsibilities


• Plan, develop, and execute test strategy across products and platforms
• Establish QA/Test Methodologies, including SIT and UAT processes. Evolve QA processes and scale testing efforts across multiple technologies.
• Define quality metrics to ensure each step of the testing process is documented and tracked for risks, gaps, or issues
• Enable improved replication of testing practices to optimize future testing
• Lead the implementation of a contemporary functional testing tool across IT, with collaboration of multiple stakeholder Departments
• Develop, maintain, and operationalize test plans
• Streamline manual and automated testing across enterprise architectures
• Ability to break down organizational silos and facilitate test information among IT teams
• Communicate the status of testing initiatives and drive cross-functional departments during SIT and UAT testing
• Work with project leads to triage and prioritize issues for resolution


Attributes


Inspiring Coach - Thrives on sharing knowledge and skills with others, and leads learning by example
Omniscient Nice - Can know it all without being a know-it-all
Many Hats - A business person, a technologist, a leader, a facilitator, an administrator
Balance - Values working hard as much as giving back to others
Fearless - Not afraid to suggest or back big ideas
Tenacious - Able to push back and focus on the project's lifecycle to achieve our goals


Qualifications:


• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience
• At least 2 years of experience in testing, automation, performance, and load and security testing
• Experience with contemporary test automation software such as UFT One, Katalon, or Tosca
• Experience with Scrum, Kanban, and/or Lean/Six Sigma
• Experience working with global, hybrid teams and project resources
• Demonstrate expertise in understanding documented business processes as applied to test script generation
• Thorough knowledge of contemporary Software Development Life Cycle practices
• Demonstrable competency with Atlassian Tools and/or MS DevOps
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Skilled in communications with executive leadership
• Collaborative: Ability to work well with internal and 3rd parties to guide delivery our systems
• Agilist: A proponent for Agile/Lean frameworks
• A current and valid ISTQB Foundational Level certification is highly preferred
• A current and valid ISTQB Advanced or Expert certification is preferred
• 2 plus years of hands-on Quality Assurance experience in which you played a key role in building and enhancing a QA function
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA , SFSC and SFCC strongly preferred
• Agile and/or PMI certification(s) strongly preferred
• Exceptional written, verbal and strong presentation skills
• Position is based in Austin, TX at our corporate headquarters at least 3 days a week onsite


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YETI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.



YETI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.



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